Essential Question: Which label for the Middle Ages
best describes the era between 500 - 1400 in Europe:
the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith,
or the Golden Age of Europe?
Using your notes fromyour outline and facts from the textbook to answer the question. Make specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.
Be critical, use logic and double check your reasoning.
Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
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best describes the era between 500 - 1400 in Europe:
the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith,
or the Golden Age of Europe?
Using your notes fromyour outline and facts from the textbook to answer the question. Make specific connections to the topics we've studied to prove your point.
Be critical, use logic and double check your reasoning.
Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
Next step: Questions for essays. Due Friday, March 8th by 8 pm
Step 1- Read all the comments from the previous assignment.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3- First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Ms. Rivera thinks that…”
Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble.
Step 2- Choose one comment which is thoughtful.
Step 3- First, paraphrase the comment you are responding to: For example: “Ms. Rivera thinks that…”
Then, write a question about the chosen comment. The question must be: clear, sincere, useful and be the sort of question which leads to more questions. The question you write must complicate the comment’s argument, make the reader of the comment you are questioning think deeper. Stir up some intellectual trouble.
Cunningham IS 234 Karina Popovich
ReplyDelete628 Feb 26, 2013
The Dark Ages
Death, pain and suffering marked the period of the dark ages.
Joan of Arc fought in hundreds of years of war. She heard voices which were the three saints who told her to free the French from the English. She went to war but she was soon captured and sold and she was burned because they found her guilty of witchcraft. Also the crusades had killed all the Jewish people in where they began before they went out to the Holy place because they wanted the holy relics and the burial grounds of Christ since it was really important to the Christian religion. Therefore these Jewish people were killed because of their beliefs.
Many people were also treated badly. One example would be the serfs and the peasants since they had to work for their lord and pay taxes and the peasants worked everyday besides Sundays and holidays. They belonged to the owner and the serfs had no political rights. Also the crusades treated the Jewish badly by persecuting them in their area and so the Muslims in the Holy land because they were Jewish and because the Muslims lived in the holy lands.
A lot of people died for no reason like the victims of the Black Death. The Black Death killed 25 million people in Europe and they died a really painful death that started as a disease that the rats brought. The people couldn’t save the victims since they didn’t have any flu shots or medicine to cure the person therefore once a person got it there only choice was to die. A lot of people also died when the crusades came to kill the people of the holy land so that they can own the holy land which was really important to the crusades and their religion and they killed the Jewish people who were in their area.
These were the Dark ages. We should learn from the past and not repeat it. As a lot of people died others worked together to get out of the ashes of misery and join a new world.
Karina thinks that the Middle ages should be called the Dark Ages. She backs it up by telling about the Crusades, the Black Death, John of Arc and the serfs and peasants.
DeleteYou said that "A lot of people died for no reason like the victims of the Black Death" how is that true if there was a reason why the people died?
Cunning ham I.S. 234 William Yuan
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 1, 2013
The Dark Age
Falling into the hands of Death shows the true meaning of the Dark Ages. The Crusades were a series of fighting between two religions mostly Islam and Christianity. The Crusades killed the Jewish citizens for their bellies and for their land which was believed to be holly. There were several series of Crusades. The first Crusade was led by Pope Urban II and Emperor Alexios I. These religions fought or what they thought was right.
Joan of Arc was a female warrior who fought many wars and was well known for her hundred wars. Joan desired to fight for the French. She led the French to victory but was captured and was excused of magical witchcraft. The English captured her and executed her. Joan of Arc became a legend and a hero all over France for her bravery. Now Joan had freed France from England’s reach. Joan of Arc is still admired today for the benefits she gave France and the tasks she did to protect her beloved land France.
Fire burns through the night and the Devil steps out of the Gates of Hell. Where ever it goes death happens everywhere. The Black Death was a plaque that spread through Europe during the middle ages and swept out millions of Europe’s population. Victims grew soles that got infected and the skin grew deadly rashes. The main killers of the Black Death were the Flea and the Rat. Rats spread fleas where ever they go. These fleas bite their hosts and spread bacteria into the body. After the host got infected they will get sick and will soon die. The Black Death spread when a ship full of goods comes into dock and fleas and rats get spread onto the land. The Black Death could also be spread when people start to run away. People will think it is the end of the world so they will run which causes the disease to spread more. The Black Death killed so much that there was no one to bury or burn the bodies and nowhere to put the corpses. The Black Death also helped because after it the streets were clean and wider.
These will fit in the category Dark Ages because of its bitterness or the number of deaths they made. These caused people to die and then after these events happened lifes were changed. Before these events lifes were hard and after these events lifes are easier and people will know what to expect.
Cunningham I.S.234 Zoha Hassan
ReplyDelete628 3/2/13
Death, blood, pain, fear, murder are all parts of the Dark Ages, the harsh prehistoric time period. Joan of Arc was a warrior who had fought many wars and battles. Joan wanted to fight war for the French. She did approach the French to victory but was captured for guilty of witchcraft by The English and was executed. Joan had freed France from The English and became a huge legend for them.
Additionally, many people had a lot of troubles. Trouble started when the last of the good emperors died- Marcus Aurelius. Tribes that the Romans had earlier conquered now saw that Rome was weakened and invaded Rome. Under the emperors, the government and economy fell to pieces. The Roman army was no longer made up of Roman citizens ready to defend their land. They were angry with the government for their greed and turning their back on them . Poor leaders cared less for the people of Rome than they did for their happiness. Taxes and prices rose, increasing poverty. People became less loyal to Rome. Military fought each other for power. Also, The Barbarians invaded the empire from outside.
Yelling, screaming, and crying grew louder and louder as the evil devil approached causing deaths everywhere it went. The Black death was a plaque that spread through Europe taking over 1/3 of its population. Many victims were infected and died by rats and fleas which would bite their hosts and spread bacteria all over their body. The Black death was caused when ships came to deliver goods, and fleas and rats would spread in land.
To conclude, the Dark Ages had made life for everyone difficult at that time. All these harsh, bloody battles affected many people's lives but have taught the people of the 21st century something unique and important. This makes us realize that if you stick together and support each other you can fight anything.
Cunningham IS.234 Kamille Shivwkumar
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 2,2013
The Dark Ages
As the blood splatter and wind gusted the people fought to sudden death which some may call the "Dark Ages". The middle ages have been described as the dark ages, the age of feudalism, the age of faith and the golden age of Europe. The dark ages consisted of many invasions, lethal weapons and the bubonic plague. A group known as the Vikings was well known for their invasions. They would invade towns steal food, goods, and money and then return back to their homeland. They killed innocent peasants and townspeople and burnt cities down. These invasions left people with no homes or food. The lucky ones were killed. The Vikings would also take innocent people and rather then kill them they would take them back to their home land and use them as slaves.The plague killed nearly a third of the population of Europe. The plague had three types, septicemic, pneumonia, and bubonic. Lethal weapons such as the crossbow could also be used to help describe that the middle ages were dark ages. The crossbow could pierce armor which a regular bow and arrow could not do. People often poisoned the tips of the arrow so when it pierced their skin they would become poisoned. These were horrifying moments.
In conclusion, the middle ages should be called the dark ages.Many horrible things occurred during this time period that involved death. Invasion and Destruction were also factors that lead to nothing but fear and chaos.This was a time period where death and destruction were dominant.The Dark Ages ended with the Crusades. The Crusaders returned to Europe with goods and technology that expanded European knowledge and created a demand. This demand revived a dormant economy and learning. The Medieval Warm Period led to population increases and urbanization as crops thrived. By the middle of the fourteenth century, Europe was humming along and the Dark Ages as a distant memory.
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ReplyDeleteCunningham I.S.234 Jackie Nguyen
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 3, 2013
Parentless children crying for their mothers and fathers. Where shall they be? This time period is something people would call the "Dark Ages." The Middle Ages have been called, The Dark Ages, The Age of Faith, The Age of Fuedalism, and The Golden Age of Europe.
Why is there pain and suffer? This is only one explanation..... The Black Death.The Black Death is considered as the bubonic plague. This causes tumors that can range in size from an egg to an apple. Some survived but many died. At least 25% to 50% of Europe's population had been deceased. Also, in The Dark Ages on August 21 410 A.D. the collapse of the Western Roman Empire had happened. There were three types of plague, bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonia. This was chaos, houses burned down, innocent people killed, invasions, and lethal weapons.There was war and famine (hunger) that also killed many people.This age was rarely interrupted by peace. Rome is invaded by dirty, sweaty, smelly thugs, called The Visigoths. Slaves rise up to enslave their roman masters. The city streets are covered with blood. Priests knew how to read god and his justice. Like when someone is either guilty or innocent they would either throw someone in water, if the person floats they are guilty and if they start to sink they are innocent, after they start to sink the people obviously pulls them back in. Yet, this age is very horrifying it helped clean the streets.
In conclusion, The Middle Ages should be called The Dark Ages. Many horrible events have occurred in this age. The invasion of Rome was chaos which lead to horrifying events. This time period involved destruction and death. Time passed and The Dark Ages was nothing but a memory that happened a long time ago.
I.S234 Maryam Hafeez
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 3, 2013
The Dark Ages
Middle Ages, such a difficult and suffering time. It is known to have many different names. Names like Age of Feudalism, Age of Faith or the Golden Age of Europe. The middle ages did have lots of names. To me, the middle ages were an extremely tough time. So, I would prefer that it should be named the Dark Ages.
The Dark Ages is a perfect name for the middle ages. One reason is that the middle ages had lots of invasions. A group of people (known as the Vikings) were common for invading the middle ages. They stole food, goods and money from the people who lived in that place. They also killed many innocent peasants and town’s people and also burnt down cities. Another reason is that many wars had happened there. Basically, it was a battle field. The feudal warfare was common between manors. Also, the manors also created problems. For example, there was no communication with the outside which prevented learning and ideas. Finally, the most important reason that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages is the Black Death. The Black Death is a disease that happened in central Asia China. It came from black rats and rat fleas (which were living in the black rats). This disease killed between 70 and 200 million people. They either died from septicemic, pheumonic or bubonic. It was one of the most devastating events that happened in all of human history. There were lots of problems in the middle ages. Therefore, it should be called the Dark Ages.
To restate, the middle ages should be call the middle ages. To understand, the middle ages weren’t dark. But the events that happened, they were scary. It was like the whole place was only dark. There was no sunlight of happiness, just a splash of darkness. These answers we answer are worth a lot. The middle ages, so dark and depressing like it was abandoned and no one even lived there
Maryam says that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. She backs this up by stating how the Middle Ages had lots of invasions and talking about the Black Death.
DeleteIf you said that the Middle Ages weren't dark how are they scary? Millions of people dies in the Dark Ages and you said how there was a splash of darkness in the Middle Ages. How is it not dark when you say that there was a splash of darkness?
Cunningham I.S.234 Mariya Tabachnikova
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 3, 2013
The Dark Ages
Ships coming in with goods –but don’t forget the rats and fleas which caused the Black Death. This made the period be called the Dark Ages. The Middle Ages has been called by many names such as the Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, The Age of Faith, and the Golden Age of Europe.
Some people divided into “tribes” who caused a lot of messes. These tribes destroyed a lot of buildings and only a few were spared. All of the art, buildings, schools and even monasteries were gone. The Black Death was also the cause of this title. The fleas that came in from ships transmitted a disease. When a person was infects they gave the disease to others very fast. The disease was called the Bubonic Plague for it causes fever and painful swelling of lymph gland which is called buboes, hence the name. The plague caused red spots on skin but eventually they turn black. The fleas on ships which sailed to other places soon infected China. People also were terrified so they left town, spreading the disease even further. The dirty conditions helped the disease spread. A third of Europe was dead because of this tragic event.
This was the Middle Ages or in other words the Dark Ages. The time period was awful and the tragic disease was spread further and further until it was cured. Then the Dark ages seemed like a memory who no one wants to have.
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DeleteThe Black Death killed many people, and it was spread easily from one person to another. This is why the middle ages should be called the dark ages.
Question
How was the bubonic pledge cured?
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ReplyDeleteKa'ron, This essay is amazing it elegantly explains it's topic with rich vocabulary. It does not answer the essential question. It will be easy to reframe (write a new intro and conclussion), while keeping your central argument, then repost.
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ReplyDeleteCunningham I.S.234 Danny Samman
ReplyDeleteClass 628 March 3, 2013
The horrible and significant events that happened in the past was astonishing to look at the number of people who died and who were sick. There is a large amount of people who died. These ages are all supposed to be called the Dark Ages because there was death, sickness and just horrible events that killed millions of people.
The Black Death was the most devastating age in human history in Europe between 1348 and 1350, and killed about 75 to 200 million people. The Black Death was thought to have started in Central Asia or China. It then traveled along the Silk Road and reached the Crimea. Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 60 percent of Europe’s population.
The Magna Carta was an age that actually helped us not get ruled by King John of England. The Magna Carta is a document that King John was forced to sign which made him govern by the old English Laws. King John’s laws and rules were hated by everyone in England and people suffered from them. The Magna Carta reduced King John’s power he held as a king of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizens’ rights.
The Crusade is a religious war that occurred in Asia Minor and the Leuant in 1095 through 1291. The war wanted to restore Christian access to the hold lands. The background to the Crusades was the centuries of Arab-Byzantine wars and the Seljuk-Byzantine army by Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071. A lot of people died in this war.
People suffered from all these events. Some people died for no reason. Lives were taken and nearly 400 million people died from all these events. The answers to every question are very important. We have to know all this or else there probably wouldn’t be a society. We probably also wouldn’t have any rules nor leaders to follow. Till this day, horrible events are still happening and millions of people are dying with illness. That’s why these Middle Ages should all be called the Dark Ages.
Danny believes that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. Danny backs up his opinion with some details such as him saying that the Black Death killed 75 to 200 million people.
DeleteDanny, at the end you say that that is why the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. Before you say that you say that "Till this day, horrible events are still happening and millions of people are dying of illness.What does today's illness have to do with the Middle Ages illness?
From: Jackie Yu 628
ReplyDeleteDuring the middle ages, many deaths occurred and money was lost and wasted. This was such a horrible time in history that The Dark Ages should have been the name of this period. Dont just take it from my words but just think of it. So many horrible events occurred in the middle ages. Sure most of the events were successful like gothic architecture or the magna carta. However the bad events such as the black death and the crusades were one of the worst events in recorded history.
First, the Holy Lands , the place where Jesus was born. Ever since this place was discovered many tried to take it for there country. Eventually the Muslims took the
Holy lands. From there of course it started war. The Holy Lands were way too hyped and many wanted to claim it. War and deaths were caused because of the amount of people wanting Holy Land for there country.
Next, a major event, the crusades. The Crusades were a series of war between 1095 to 1291. As you can see from 1095 to 1291 thats a lengthy time period. Many soilders fought in the wars just for religious reasons. In fact so many soildiers were needed that they had to buy more soilders from others. The wars main purpose was to claim back the Holy Lands from the Muslims. So was this worth it? So much died and an intense amount of money was spent, just for this? All that money could have been used to build more shelter, cathedrals, give to the poor and inventions but instead all the money was wasted on a soildiers for war.
Finally , one of the worst devastating event in Europe's history The Black Death. The Black Death started in 1348 and lasted all the way to 1351. During the three years people were dying rapidly every single day. It wasn't until 1894 until we found a solution to why this happened. Fleas that carried this germ would live on a human everytime when there old home, rats died. When the fleas live on humans the germ goes into the humans blood and eventually kills the person. Back in the middle ages people thought they would catch the plague by breathing into the air but that was not the case. After the total 3 years faded the plague disappeared, Between 25% and 50% of Europe's total population died because of this plague.
As you can see the middle ages wasn't really a great time in our history. Its no rocket science to figure that out. Asking these questions can really help us. It tells us whats right and wrong in out history and if it was a bad time then we dont want history to repeat itself. Dont let others make the same mistakes and that will prevent us in the future to repeat history. Therefore we shall not repeat the ideas of what the people from the middle ages did and not mimic there actions.
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ReplyDeleteI.S.234 Sammy Hamdan
ReplyDelete628 March 1, 2013
Medieval Europe
What should Medieval Europe be called? I believe that it should be called The Dark Ages. In this time period many people were killed or died from a disease. During the “The Dark Ages” one third of Europe died from a deadly disease called the Black Death. This plague was most likely to start in Central and Eastern Asia. What started this whole disease were flees that came from rats. These rats made their way to Europe by trading ships.
Back during the medieval age’s people did not know what caused the Black Death. Many people were terrified and thought that this plague was the end of the world. There were dead bodies on the streets and plenty of garbage for rats to eat. There were also special carts going around picking up the dead bodies and bringing them to other people to dig graves for them. So many people died and there were times that no one was there to dig the graves. The dirty conditions of the towns were perfect for the rats to live in. Some people left the towns for the country but that only spread the disease even further.
Medieval Europe should be called the dark ages. So many people died during this time period and many were infected with diseases. The Black Death was a tragic event in which many people were killed over a long period of time.
CunninghamI.S.234 Rina Sheynin
ReplyDeleteClass: 628 March 4, 2013
The Dark Ages
Many horrible events had happened in medieval Europe that was bad or caused many people to die. I think that this period of time should be called the dark ages.
Many people such as surfs and peasants were treated horribly in the middle ages. They worked around 260 days a year. The only days they didn’t work were holidays and Sundays. Most of the time, around nine tenths of the people would die because of not being fed well.
The Crusades is another reason why the medieval ages should be called the dark ages. The crusades were a series of war taking place in Asia Minor and the Levant between 1095 and 1291. The Crusades had a major political, economic, and social impact on Western Europe. It resulted in a substantial weakening of the Christian Byzantine Empire, which fell several centuries later to the Muslim Turks. The first crusade was called by Pope Urban II of the Roman Catholic Church. The crusaders comprised military units of Roman Catholics from all over Western Europe. It lasted from 1095 to 1099. The First Crusade was largely concerned with Jerusalem, a city which had not been under Christian dominion for 461 years.
The Black Death was a horrible thing that happened in Europe. Many people have died because of this event. It started in or near China and spread by ships. It may have reduced population from 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400.s. This event got many people sick with dieses such as plague and small pox. Plague is an infectious disease. Plague was carried by rodents (most of the time rats) and spread to humans. These dieses have killed around seventy five million and two hundred million. The Black Death has started in China. It then travelled along the Silk Road and reached the Crimea by 1346. It spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe.
In conclusion, there are many more reasons why we should call medieval Europe the dark ages.
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Deletethe dark ages were full of pain, suffering, and death. serfs and peasants were treated badly and even starved, the crusades made an economic impact leaving people with a little money left, and the black death caused a large population to die.
Question
If there are other many reasons we should call these the dark ages than what were they?
The black death didn't start in china so where did it start? (i know central Asia)
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ReplyDeleteImagine an outbreak of an newly discovered deadly virus occurring tomorrow. A similar event occurred in the Middle Ages, except we don't know if it was a new virus or not. It was called the Black Plague. The Middle Ages carries a number of names, but honestly it should be called the Dark Ages. It would be terrible, being a dark time in the history of the town as people die by the truckload. Plagues and illnesses surrounds the “Golden Ages” idea of the Middle Ages. We will forever wonder....Could all of this have been prevented?
ReplyDeleteOne reason for my position on this topic is the dead bodies that were piled up next to graves. These dead bodies were the bodies of those who had died from the plague. Therefore, the pathogen that carries the black plague was spread like wildfire, infecting many more people. So, if only the people had the common sense to bury the dead bodies as fast as humanly possible, the spread of the plague would have been slowed down, but not necessarily stopped.
Another reason to call this time “The Dark Ages” would be the fact that people were underfed, if they were not fed at all. Because the people were not fed, this lead to diseases that arose from lack of food. The disease was able to survive and prosper because many people were not fed and caught the disease.
Why were people not fed? Why were dead bodies being piled up next to graves like a stack of freshly prepared manuscripts? People had no common sense. They thought that locking their doors would bar entry of the disease from their home.
In conclusion, the Middle Ages was a dark time. Even though there were elegant cathedrals and beautiful buildings, it was a time of deep danger for the health of the people. On the bright side, however, the Dark Ages did society some good, because the people wised up on their hygiene. Also, because the people realized that closer quarters meant easier spread of germs, the widened their roads and enlarged their buildings. What would it be like if all of this happened tomorrow?
From: Samuel Sasunov To: Ian Ma
DeleteVery nice job!!!!Ian Ma thinks that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. Ian said that there are dead bodies that were piled up next to each other and it was caused by the plague from the Black Death. But, my question that I want to find out is why did people not bury these dead bodies so that the disease would not be spread from the dead people to the living people and then the cycle will continue until everyone would catch this disease.
The people did not bury the dead bodies because so many people were dying that there were no more available graves for the heaping masses of dead people.
DeleteI.S.234 Samuel Sasunov
ReplyDelete628 March 1, 2013
In the Middle Ages, there were good and bad things that had occurred, but the bad parts were the most challenging part in the Middle Ages. But, the question is, which label for the Middle Ages best describes the era between 500-1400 in Europe: The Dark Ages, the Age of Faith, or the Golden Age of Europe. My position on the issue is the Dark Ages because it was a time of darkness bad things had occurred. There were three topics in the Middle Ages that had bad things, the Black Death, the Crusades, and the Magna Carta, which will be used to support my opinion.
To begin, the Crusades were a series of Holy Wars that was fought by the Saracens against the Christian state of Europe. In the Crusades, there was an enemy that they had. It was the Muslim’s army, which conquered the northern parts of Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and also Spain, which were heavy for Christian areas. Millions of Christians had died because they were bringing the world under Islam. In the year of 1095, the first Crusades had been launched by the Pope Urban 2, who was checking advance of Muslims to regain control of the city known as Jerusalem and also the holy land. If this great war was not fought, then we will all be Muslim. Another problem was the supplies of the Crusades knights. There was no strong point on the first Crusades and the knights were short on food, which occurred them to suffer from hunger. 75% of the knights on foot because their horses died of fodder.
Also the Magna Carta was another topic, and it was a document that King John of England was forced to sign. This document has later become the basis of English Citizens rights. King John took control of the Magna Carta, and he quarreled with the Pope Innocent 3 about who should be the archbishop of the land known as Canterbury. The Pope wanted to excommunicate King John and all the church services. The Pope made him and all his citizens pay him money whenever he wanted. Also this means war when in the year 1212, King John had imposed of the Barons and he also wanted to regain the lost land of Aquitaine. He had quarreled with the Barons over his methods to rule England. But, the Barons had another opinion meaning war. In the month of June the Barons had taken arms against King John and had agreed at the place Runnymede.
But, the Black Death was the worst. It has caused the death of many people. People had died with the diseases known as Plague, which had killed 75 million people to 200 million people. It spread along the silk road, and is known as the infectious diseases. People skin would turn black due to sub epidermal hemorrhages. There were 2 years of cold times, which had taken out all of the grains. This plague was carried from place to place by rodents (when they were rats and eventually spread onto humans.) It had started near China and had spread by ships. These ships had carried dead people and dying solders who has strange growths on their necks. The rate was 30-75% of people who had caught this diseases.
In conclusion, there were challenging parts that occurred in the Middle Ages. We should be asking these questions so that we can learn new things that happened in the past. We can also learn everything that they did so we won’t make the same mistakes and make the world a better place. These answers are worth because we need to be sure how to deal with problems like the Black Death. The Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages because it was a deadly part of life.
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DeleteSamuel Sasunov thinks that the right name for the middle ages should be called the dark ages. He defends his opinion by explaining that it was a time of darkness. The question i was the middle ages ALL a time of justice?That Samuel, is the question
DeleteBy justice i meant darkness
DeleteFrom: Awais Azhar To: Samuel Sasunov
DeleteSamuel's Argument: The Middle Ages should be called "The Dark Ages" because of.......
1. The Black Death - killed 75 to 200 million people.
2. The Crusaders - Fought for Palestine which seemed to be a holy place.
3. Many people died of fighting.
4. Selfish and greedy rulers - only poor paid taxes = Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer
Question:
Samuel you are saying that the Middle Ages should be call “The Dark Ages” due to The Black Death, and “The Crusades” which were terrible and killed many people but didn't it also teach many of us that even the most deadly disease cannot match our strength when we stand together, and also didn't we gain all this knowledge on how to make weapons and even protect ourselves from deadly diseases?
Why I ask this question:
1.People worked together to keep the environment clean due to the fact that the Black Death was caused by rodents which usually accompanied unclean places.
2.There was not only suffering and pain because mankind was also increasing its knowledge in such subjects as science. Proof of this = How did mankind become so smart to make catapults during this period – How did mankind build all these new structures such as castles during this period of time.
3.During this time of history there was not only evil and diseases being reborn but there were also uprising religions.
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ReplyDeleteRory Robinson Class-628
ReplyDeleteThe Dark Ages is an appropriate title to the dark, terrible events that took place in the middle ages. I think so due events like the Black Death and The Crusades. These were very tragic events that had very bad outcomes such as the deaths of 200 million people
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350, and killing between 75 million and 200 million people. This was a very deadly plague that had an outbreak in the middle ages killing many people. The death of 200 million people helps support the idea of why this time period should be referred to as the dark ages.
Another example as to why The Dark Ages is a suitable title for the middle ages is the crusades. The Crusades were a series of wars taking place in Asia Minor and the Levant between 1095 and 1291, in which Western European nations engaged using the propaganda of religious expeditionary wars. An estimated total of 3 million people lost their lives in this time of deadly war. After the pain death and suffering that was taking place during this time period that is why we should call it The Dark Ages.
According to Rory, the Middle Ages should be entitled "The Dark Ages".
DeleteHere's my question.
Were the Crusades entirely terrible? Did something happen during the Crusades that could have done some good to our society?
Cunninghamis234 Purim Manashirova
ReplyDeleteClass: 628 March, 4, 2013
Dark Ages
Diseases, and deaths everywhere caused by the Black Death. The period’s name is no joke, people died because of this deadly disease called Bubonic Plague. The Middle Ages were called many names, and for a reason too. Some of these names were the Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith, or the Golden Age of Europe.
The Dark Ages were known as the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Unfortunately, some people were divided among different “tribes” who made caused a lot of destruction and wiped out most of the buildings. Goods coming on ships to trade brought fleas and rodents that caused the dangerous disease that was called Bubonic Plague. Many innocent people died and the sickness spread quickly. This syndrome caused fever and painful swelling of the lymph gland which caused buboes; soon red spots would materialize and sooner or later became black marks. Ships carried this disease further, to China. Petrified, people there scattered all over Europe and spreading the disease everywhere throughout the continent, causing one third of Europe to die.
Therefore, the Middle Ages (a.k.a the Black Death) should be remembered forever careful not to repeat this dreadful event ever again, so we can look back on it like a history lesson.
I.S.234 Ka’ron David
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Social Studies Essay
The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases in human history. It killed 75 million people. I think the black death was a tragic disease that unfortunately reduced the world population by alot and killed many.
The Black Death was a disease in Europe peaked from 1348-1350. Victims of the disease were covered with dark blotches in “Black Death”, the term black also referred to glum or dreadful due to the devastating effect his disease had on society. The Black Death disease originated on oriental fleas who were parasites to black rats. The Black Rats originated from Southern Russia. Eventually, the rats crawled onto merchant ships. The disease would then be spread throughout the whole ship that went to Europe. That is how the disease spread from Southern Russia to Europe.
The Black Death is the collective name for three types of plague. The first plague is the septicaemic plague, which is a form of blood poisoning. The second plague is the pneumonic plague, which is an air-bourne plague that attacks the lungs first. The classic sign of the bubonic plague was the appearance of buboes in the groin, neck, and armpits which oozed pus and bled. Most victims died within four to seven days after the infection. The bubonic plague ws the more commonly seen form during the Black Death, with a mortality rate of 30 to 75% and symptoms including fever of 38-41 degrees Celcius (101-105 degrees Farenheit), headaches, painful aching joints, nausea and vomiting. Of those who contracted the bubonic plague, four out of five died within eight days. Other effects of the Bubonic plague was welts on the victim’s thighs. A lot of Europeans still died though. In fact, 75 million people died. Any survivor of the disease would only have the memory of pain and suffering. It took Europe 150 years for its population to recover.
Socially, the Black Death had a economical and religious effect on Europe. Due to the loss of Europeans, peasants were in higher demand because more peasants were needed to work. This resulted in higher pay and better salaries. It also resulted in more land and food for peasants because there was less competition for resources. In 1357, a third of property in London was unused due to a severe outbreak in 1348 - 49. Religious leaders thought that Jews were the reason for the Black Death. As a result, many Jews were murdered and burned alive. Jews were considered the “scapegoats” of history.
Many were unfortunately killed by the calamatous disease called the Black Death. Although many doctors tried they were unsuccessful at stopping this plague. How could we have stopped the Black Death? We should ask these questions to prevent it from happening again. That way people won’t die again. The questions are worth saving lives. The most devastating disease in human history is the Black Death.
Cunning ham Stephanie Greaves
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The Dark Ages
Dead bodies lying around, blood everywhere; that was the dark ages.
The middle Ages has been called by many names such as, the Dark Ages, The Age of Feudalism, The Age Of Faith, and the Golden Age Of Europe. But the middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. The Black Death was one of the most devastating events in human history. In Europe between 1348 and 1350, between 75 million and 200 million people were killed. This form of plague was to have started in Central Asia, and quickly swept through Europe. Rats carrying fleas were carried by regular passengers on merchant ships; killing about 30 to 60 percent of Europe’s population. There were many deadly symptoms, but the most common one was, buboes; which oozed pus and bled when opened. Most victims died to two to seven days after infection. People started to move away, thinking they couldn’t be infected, but they were just spreading the plague even more. Having no defense and no understanding of the cause of the pestilence, the mean, women and children caught in its onslaught were bewildered, panicked, and finally devastated.
The crusades were a series of deadly wars taking place in Asia Minor and the Levant between 1095 and 1291. The crusades had a major political, economic, and the social impact on Western Europe. There was a substantial weakening of the Christian Byzantine Empire, which fell several centuries later to the Muslim Turks. The first crusade was called by Pope Urban ll of the Roman Catholic Church.
Suffering from events, of the era between 500-1400 in Europe; many people lost their lives. The label for the middle Ages should be the Dark Ages. It shows how people were “in the darkness” at that time. The Dark Ages emphasizes the cultural and economic deterioration that occurred in Europe.
Yana Markosyan Class 628
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caused by the Black Death. The Black Death was a series of plagues that hit Asia and quickly spread to Europe between 1347 and 1351. It killed millions but gave some positive effects such as decrease of population, which was followed by labor shortage. As a result, people could demand higher wages in work.
The Black Death started when men arrived from trading goods, also providing rats with fleas transportation. When men got back from trading, they unloaded the ships including the rats.
The fleas jumped on the men, carrying a horrible disease. The men that were attacked by fleas
Later got sick and died. The garbage and dirty conditions in town provided the rats with fleas food and shelter, making the disease worse. Many people died quickly, even on the streets that special carts were rode out to pick up the bodies and take them to a huge mass dug by the people and burn them. But often, so many victims were infected, there was no one left to bury them. People got scared and escaped, carrying the disease with them, spreading it further and further.
No one knows how the Black Death ended, but we all know that it was horrible memory that nobody can forget. This wasn’t the only terrible thing that happened in the Middle Ages, but we all can agree that was the worst. This is why I believe the Middle Ages should be called the
Dark Age. Bad things are dark after all.
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ReplyDeleteThe Middle Ages were horrible for people, and disease everywhere were killing them. Many people died because of the disease called the bubonic plague that was all over Europe. there were also wars, and people like peasants had a very hard life. The Middle Ages were the Dark ages.
ReplyDeleteDuring the middle Ages the disease that was the bubonic plague killed 75 million to 200 million Europeans. people were dying and there was no cure to these disease. There was a war between France and England, that was called the hundred years war, and this war made life in Europe even more worse. Life of peasants was very difficult in Middle Ages. Peasants had to work, pay taxes, and they had no rights. This is how life in Middle Ages was so difficult.
The disease and the wars killed many Europeans that made Middle Ages bad. With disease and wars all around, the Middle Ages were the Dark Ages.
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DeleteKristin thinks that the middle ages should be called the Dark Ages because of the terrible diseases, the taxes, and the wars.
My question is: Where there any other wars beside the hundred year war during the Middle Ages and where did the disease, the bubonic plague, came from and how did it spread?
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ReplyDeleteI.S.234 Daphny Belmont
ReplyDeleteClass: 628 March 4 2013
Cruel, deadly, sickening, what is this? This is the Middle Ages or as I like to call it “The Dark Ages”. Killing diseases, careless rulers, an upside down government, this was not a pretty sight.
Picture this, you’re walking down the streets of Europe you see dead bodies through the windows you can see people in horrible pain, suffering. This was the Black Death also known as the Bubonic Plague, a sickness that spread from Asia to Europe. This was deadly, so deadly that it took out more then one third of Europe’s population. People suffered from the horrific symptoms that included headaches, a fever, chills, nausea, and back pain. Orange sized lumps would occur on the person’s body, they turn black and blood would spill out. The chances of surviving were low.
In addition people where killed for no reason such as Joan of Arch. She fought in a war that lasted 116 years. She heard the voices of the three saints that instructed her to free the French from the English but was caught and was sent to be burned at stake at the age of 19. Also during the crusade which was a series of wars between Christianity and Judaism, all of the Jewish people were killed because of their beliefs and that their land was believed to be holy.
Where were the rulers? The ruler’s at that time could care less about the people of Europe. In their eyes the poor people were just there to pay taxes. The rich people, on the other hand, were not obligated to pay taxes. In other words the rich became richer and the poor became poorer.
In conclusion The Middle Ages was not the brightest time in history. Lives were lost, people suffered, and lives were made difficult. This was The Dark Ages.
The dark ages was a harsh time period. People died fro no reason. Some people also died because of the diseases in the black death like nausea. People suffered from back pains, headaches, chills, and fevers. All these people lost their life because of the terrible dark ages.
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Daphny, if people who died were lieing on the streets, wouldn't they affect others who would catch their diseases?
From: Ana
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Daphny Belmont thinks that the Middle Ages aka the “Dark Ages” were an era of cruelty and deadly, sickening diseases such as the Black Death. This disease was fatal and killed more than 1/3 of Europe’s population. Many questions came to mind when I read Daphny‘s essay but what really perplexed me was the Black Death. This intrigued me and I wanted to know more. This led me to ask these questions:
How did people contract the Black Death?
How did it spread from Asia to Europe?
Was a cure ever created for the Black Death?
How long did it last?
What would be considered the Black Death in this era and if it should reoccur will there be a cure or would the outcome be the same?
The dark ages was a cruel time. The Black Death killed many people. Also, people were killed for no reason. It was a suffering time in the dark ages.
DeleteWhy did the English people invade the French people?
I.S.234 Kristina K.
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A period in time is called the Middle Ages, but is that the right name? The Middle Ages have been called the Age of Feudalism, the Golden Ages of Europe, the Age of Faith, and the Dark Ages. I think that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages because of all of the horrible things that occurred.
Firstly, the Crusades were a series of war with the Christians against the Muslims. Many Jewish people were caught up in the conflict and killed. In the end, neither the Christians nor the Muslims won. It was a bitter stalemate, but the damage was done. Many people had been killed. Second, the plague known as the Black Death was a painful disease. People got it from fleas that were in rats, which came aboard ships carrying goods. Up to seventy-five million people were killed, which depleted a good portion of Europe’s population. Lastly, the Hundred Years War killed many people. It was held on French ground and was between France and England. The war actually lasted 116 years. Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who heard a voice and thought it was God telling her to free France from England, came to France’s rescue and helped them fight. The English captured her and she was burned at a stake for witchcraft even though she was completely innocent on that account. This good act (trying to save France from England) got her killed.
In conclusion, the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages show us how we should not repeat past mistakes. For example, the Crusades and the Hundred Years War should teach us not to engage in war as it kills many people, but because humans have not learned from their past mistakes, we have had many wars that resulted in the death of thousands. Going back to the Middle Ages, with all of the horrible things that occurred, this period ended in sadness, especially since nothing changed afterwards.
Kristina K. thinks that the Middle ages should be called the Dark ages because of the deadly black death, the crusades, and because of the event that happened with Joan of Arc.
Deletehere is my question Is what happened with the crusades truly bad because during and after the crusades many cities in Italy became rich?
I.S 234 Thea O’Connor
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Cruel diseases spread, dead bodies lying around all over the place, blood covered the ground, what is this? This time of medieval Europe should be called “The Dark Ages.” Careless rulers and an bad government could not have solve this problem.
Imagine one day walking through Europe and seeing parentless children all dirty and sick sitting on the streets with no help at all, dead bodies shoved in every corner, people still alive but barely breathing with their diseases and un-healthy surroundings, people suffering. The Black Death was also known as the “Bubonic Plague,” which is a sickness spread from Europe to Asia. This sickness wiped out over one third of Europe’s population. People suffered from headaches, fevers, chills, nausea and back pain which lead to this horrific, deadly disease. The chances of surviving through this despicable disease were very low.
In addition, people were being killed not only from diseases but from wars and because of the religion they practiced. Jonah of Arc was one of the victims in this time. She fought in a war that lasted 116 years. Three saints lead her to free the French from the English but she was caught and was burned alive at stake at the age of 19. She was killed for no reason at all. She was trying to save people’s lives and set them free with a risk and her life was taken at a young age. Also, the crusades were a series of wars between Christianity and Judaism. The Jews were killed because of their religion and beliefs.
Where are the rulers during this mess? According to these carless rulers, the poor people were just there to pay taxes when they’re the ones suffering and they need the money the most. The rich people were treated with such respect and they just got richer through all of this.
In conclusion, The Middle Ages was not such a “golden” time period. Diseases that caused death spread, series of wars were going on, and people couldn’t live life with freedom and the way it should be lived. The Middle Ages was The Dark Ages.
Thea says that it was the rulers' and the bad goverment's fault.
DeleteWhat did the rulers do and not do that got the people of the Middle Ages in this trouble?
Thea said rulers didn't do anything but didn't after the Black Death the streets were cleaner and bigger?
DeleteThea thinks the middle ages should be called the dark ages because it was a harsh time period. People died fro no reason. Some people also died because of the diseases in the black death like nausea. People suffered from back pains, headaches, chills, and fevers. All these people lost their life because of the terrible dark ages.Parents and children lived on the streets.
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Thea, if people who died were lieing on the streets, wouldn't they affect others who would catch their diseases?
I'm sorry everyone. I posted the wrong essay. Please forgive me . I'm going to post the correct one now.
ReplyDeleteYana Markosyan Class 628
I believe that the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages because of all the difficulties people had during their lives, secrets they did not know until someone invented cure and interest. Being a noble or a knight was not easy and lying in bed sick and bored and useless was just time consuming. A reason why the Middle Ages should be called the Dark Ages.
Muslim inventions, I believe (my opinion), was the most important topic in everyone’s lives, even now. Starting with astronomy. Injunctions to learn inspired the early Muslim scholars to study the sky. Muslim astronomers were the first to establish observatories. Muslims also invented tools such as the quadrant and the astrolabe, which led to advances not only in astronomy but in ocean navigation (very important to us now too). Geography, Muslim scholars paid great attention to it. Geography encourages people to travel the Earth. Islam also wants Muslims to have at least bit knowledge of geography to know the directions of the land.
Mathematics, just wonder how we’d graduate if Muslims did not invent math! Guess what! We won’t! Muslim math excelled in geometry, as can be seen in their graphic arts. Muslim mathematicians made relevant progress in number theory. The Muslims invented the symbol for zero and organized the numbers into the decimal system. Muslim medicine. The medicine you see at the pharmacy, is and was by Muslims. We would not survive if Muslims did not create that or those. The human body is a good source of appreciation. How it functions, how to keep it clean and safe, and how to prevent diseases from attacking it or cure those diseases have been important issues for Muslim pharmacists. Muslim doctors used cadavers to study anatomy and physiology and to help others understand how the human body works.
A noble and a knight each had certain duties that he/she had to perform. Europe’s feudal system was based on relationships between knights and nobles. Knights were key to the political system of Europe. Knights provided military service. They supplied food and shelter for nobles during a visit. It was possible for a knight to provide service for two nobles at the same time. If the nobles went to war in two different directions, the poor knight would be torn between them. This is what I mean when I said people had difficulties in their live in the Middle Ages. It was the duty of a Middle Age knight to learn how to fight and serve his lord according to the Code of Chivalry. The knights’ job in the Middle Ages was mainly to serve the ones that were higher in importance than them.
Nobles were another big deal in the Middle Ages. Nobles provided knights with land and treated them fairly and honestly. Nobles were second in rank (under the king) and they owned a large land area that they got from the king. For return, the nobles promised the king to serve him as if they were his servants. They had to come in as an army when the king needed them. Nobles had better lives than peasants and serfs. They often got entertained by tournaments, falconry and family/friend reunions. They did very little work, although their work was sometimes done for them by their advisers. Sounds like nobles had an easy life to live.
You probably cannot believe what you just read. Well, you’re not in the twilight zone, so believe it. Many people did not have good lives, coming to the point that no one can because no one is perfect and once in a while people made mistakes. Am not trying to say that people in the Middle Ages constantly made mistake, but they just did not know how to organize their lives. That’s pretty dark and that is why I believe we should call the Middle Ages the Dark Ages.
Cunningham I.S 234
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Killing... Diseases....Plaques.....Dead bodies everywhere……Unstoppable death…Battles between different religions and beliefs. Oh Thus it was terrible the killing and suffering and death and pain…it was all of it whatever horrifying things you could name it was all full of it at the time in the Middle Ages. You may call it whatever you believe…….…The Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith, and even the Golden Age of Europe. There were many names for this historical period of time. But I would call it “The Dark Faithful Ages” due to many reasons. I would add the first part which is The Dark Ages with The Faithful Ages because even though there were all these catastrophes going on we may not notice but Europe was beginning to change and advance too due to these events. For example when people learned that the Black Death was usually caused by rats which came mostly in dirty places and so in order to prevent some of the disease they should keep the environment clean. This lead to the new and cleaner Europe.
Persisting, Europe was not the only place that was really involved in the Medieval Ages. Another place could have been the Arabian Peninsula which included Mecca and Medina where Islam first became a religion and spread throughout the whole Arabian Peninsula because of a Prophet named Muhammad. Of course Islam wasn’t the only religion; there was Christianity and others too. At this time religion may have been important too because it separated people because of different beliefs and goals and even ways of living. For example if there were two boys each of different cultures or religions one may think the way that the other boy’s way of praying or worshiping may be silly or weird to them but the other boy may think the same too.
Furthermore, there was another advancement that had a big affect and it was science. Many people studied chemistry and so many other topics. Knowledge was beginning to increase which lead to more inventions. By inventions it also includes better ship designs, more weapon designs, housing designs and whatever you could possibly think of. Another example may be the castle and then later on as people had studied and experimented they invented the canons and catapults which were very effective on destructing castles. This invention could have helped a lot of rulers conquer enemies with a little more ease. So in conclusion the Middle Ages should be called “The Dark Faithful Ages” because of the Sickness and death and the new religions and increasing knowledge..........I have to go now and deliver these new ship designs to the king to eliminate most of the rats on the ships we are now encountering and also load up the dead bodies on the next street onto my wagon then take them to the graveyard.
Awais Azhar believes that all the horrible events can be called anything due to its causes. He explains all the horrifying and significant events. It is astonishing though, looking back and seeing all those lives taken by a couple of infected rats.
DeleteBut my question is how long did it take for these disease to spread and when did it stop.
From:Awais Azhar To: Danny Samman
DeleteWell first of all I hope you can provide me with a more challenging question but I will still answers these.
Your question was: How Long did it take for the black death to spread and when did it stop?
Commencing, this Bubonic Plaque ("The Black Death") spread astonishingly fast because like I said before it was caused by rats and rodents which preferred uncleaned places. One of the major factors of why it spread so fast was .... ships. Rats and rodents usually sneaked into the dirty places on the ship like the lower corners and especially on the lowest deck. And so you can imagine the people on the ship will be infected as well as the people they will meet as they arrive to their destination. Now as they will arrive they will also bring the rats and rodents with them and this will cause the disease to spread. And so now you can see how easily this disease could have spread. Advancing to the second part of your question which was when did the disease stop. Well it is not exact when it stopped but it began to fade away around 1350. This was due to the fact that more people were keeping clean environments, washing themselves more often, breathing in clean uninfected air by breathing between to flames, and also drinking boiled water which killed the germs in it. But the big idea is mainly Hygiene.So you can see that how the littlest thing can have such a big affect when we work together and put effort into what we do. Another thought we should keep in mind is that the Bubonic Plaque still exists even up to today, but fortunately we can cure it with some very simple anti-bio tics.
Thank you for your question.
I.S.234 Hajerah Javaid
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The Dark Ages
Every street crowded with dead bodies and blood. This was called the Dark Ages. The middle Ages also had other names like The Age of Feudalism, the age of Faith, and the Golden Age of Europe.
Many events took place in the dark ages. One event was based on Joan Arc. Joan was one of the most famous war leaders of in all of European history. She was a warrior and fought many battles. But Joan wanted to win the war for the French. And she did but when she led the French to victory she was captured and accused of doing witchcraft and was executed. But her courage inspired the French and they went on to win the war. Another event that happened in the middle ages is the Black Death. Black Death was a series of deadly plaques that hit Europe between 1331 and 1347. It had killed millions of people and 1/3 of Europe’s population. Many people were infected with the plaque and died. This would happen when rats or fleas would bite there victim and spread bacteria all over the body. The fleas came from ships and they transmitted the diseases from one person to another. And the person that got infected could easily pass the disease to another person.
To conclude, the middle ages should be called the Dark Ages because many horrible events took place in this time period. And since the Black Death only brought pain and suffering the Dark ages is a perfect name for it.
Hajerah Javaid thinks that the middle ages should be called the dark ages. She gave evidence such as the hundred years war and Joan of Arc, as well as the Black Death.
DeleteQuestion: If Joan of Arc frred the French from the English and ended the hundred years war, why do you say that this event supports that the middle ages should be called the dark ages?
Reichel Ann Borcena
ReplyDeleteImagine, being in the middle of a crisis, where all you could see is sick people around you, imagine the pressure and anxiety you would have. Well in the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly bubonic plague occurred in China. The bubonic plague mainly affects rodents, but fleas can transmit the disease to people. Once people are infected, they infect others very rapidly. Plague causes fever and a painful swelling of the lymph glands called buboes, which is how it gets its name. The disease also causes spots on the skin that are red at first and then turn black.The Black Death reared its head sporadically in Europe over the next few centuries. But by 1352, it had essentially loosened its grip. Europe's population had been hard hit, which had an economic impact. The workforce had been destroyed -- farms were abandoned and buildings crumbled. The price of labor skyrocketed in the face of worker shortage, and the cost of goods rose. The price of food, though, didn't go up, perhaps because the population had declined so much. That was the impact it had made.
One of the most important historical events of the Medieval era is the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England (1166 - 1216) was forced into signing. King John was forced into signing the charter because it greatly reduced the power he held as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English rights. The purpose of the Magna Carta was to curb the King and make him govern by the old English laws that had prevailed before the Normans came. The Magna Carta was a collection of 37 English laws - some copied, some recollected, some old and some new. The Magna Carta demonstrated that the power of the king could be limited by a written grant.
King John had no intention of abiding by the Magna Carta. His duplicity leads to the Barons War between 1215 - 1217. The rebel barons support the son of the king of France, Prince Louis in preference to King John. In 1216 Prince Louis invades England and marches to London where he receives support and is was proclaimed and accepted as King of England (although not actually crowned). King John dies in October. The Barons turn on Prince Louis and supports the nine year old son on King John, who then became King Henry III of England
Daphne Belmont says "Picture this, you’re walking down the streets of Europe you see dead bodies through the windows you can see people in horrible pain, suffering. This was the Black Death also known as the Bubonic Plague, a sickness that spread from Asia to Europe."
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Why is it important to remember this event?